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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! We are so blessed and thankful for all the love and support our family and friends provide. Wishing you a day filled with love!

1950's Day

For the 50th day of the school year, the kids had a 1950's theme day. Love my little teenie boppers!

Fun in a Tent

Aunt Missy has an awesome imagination, just like Penny...they decided it would be fun to set up a tent in the playroom. Together, they told stories of what they saw in the pretend sky. Penny sees lots of stars and spiderwebs (Halloween is still on her mind- she asks if we can go trick-or-treating almost every day) in her tent sky!
Since then, we've played dress up in the tent, took our dollies for a camping trip in the tent and even took our sick-day nap in the tent. Thanks Aunt Missy for helping Penny's imagination to grow!

Rock the Vote

Penny & Porter came with me to vote today. Although Penny was a little disappointed that we weren't voting for slide or swings like they recently did on Sesame Street, she did love helping me push the button to submit our vote! I hope she'll be just as excited in 16 years when she can vote in her first Presidential election!

Happy Halloween!

Hurricane!

Day 1 of Hurricane Sandy is coming to a close. We all had off work/school today and will be home again tomorrow. The kiddos are sleeping in our room tonight and we're hoping for the best with the big trees in the backyard.
We hope all our friends and family are safe! Love & prayers!

Let's bake!

There's a storm headed our way, so we decided to get busy in the kitchen. Sister helped me make some delicious banana bread and Porter got in on the action too! We love to bake!

Trick-or-Treat Take 1

Trick-or-Treat take 1 was mostly rained out. We'll try again another night soon. Here are a few photos of our cuties to hold you over...

Sibling Love :)

Wordless Wednesday :)

 



Happy Birthday Aunt Nic!

I'm so far behind on posting! The only way to get caught up is to start with the here and now and fill in the blanks later. So, this past weekend, mommy & daddy spent some time celebrating Heidi & Brian, while Nana & Papa spent some quality time with the kiddos.

Isn't Heidi the most gorgeous bride ever? Congrats guys! 

On Sunday, we spent some time celebrating Aunt Nicole's 31st Birthday :)

 Porter enjoyed his green beans before we headed off to brunch.

After brunch and naps, Aunt Nic & I took the kids to our zoo.  We made it just in time for one last pony ride before the horses head off to their winter home in Indiana. Penny is going to miss Red, the Pony. 

 The zoo was all decked out for Fall Harvest. We had some fun with the pumpkins!

 Penny is so strong!

 We were impressed with some of the improvements they've made at the zoo over the past few weeks. There's a new alligator in the playground. Porter decided to take his first ride :)

 The otter put on a show for us. He picked up a rock, balanced it on his head and swam around like this for a few minutes, diving and spiraling under the water while balancing the rock. It was amazing!

 And sister wore her brave sweater to the zoo- the took her first trip down the big tunnel slide. She was so determined- told us she was going to do it as soon as we got to the playground. And she did! Great job Penny!

Another great weekend!

Daily Pics

Here are some of the daily pics from our DS Awareness Month project. Every picture has a story and I hope to update this post with some of those stories soon!

Big girl swimming

Penny has graduated to big kid swim lessons. No more mommy-and-me for this little lady. Swim fishy, swim!

Some days I wish I could freeze time. This age is amazing- she is learning so much so quickly. She cracks us up with her perspective. And her perception- she doesn't miss a beat!

Apparently, she's having a bounce town birthday party in February- she's already started inviting her friends. The other night, as I was washing dishes, she comes running over, yelling "mommy, your booty is hanging out, I will help you pull up your pants" (note to self- it's time to put away the pj pants I wore while pregnant with Porter). She tells me when she doesn't like my clothes and also when she does- "those are some really cool boots mommy." She is understanding consequences and is starting to self correct some behaviors. She is proud of herself when she does something well and wants to tell the world :) She wants to do everything by herself. She loves being the calendar helper at school and loves showing off her baby brother to her friends. She gets Halloween and is excited to dress up. She yells "be careful" at the football players on TV.  She makes me so proud!

Sometimes it feels like we went from baby to big girl overnight. Sometimes, I really wish I could freeze time!

Buddy Walk 2012

Settle in- this is a long one :)

Our first Buddy Walk has come and gone. The day after, it felt like the morning after our wedding - we were so excited by what just happened and we wanted to do it all over again! I'm already counting the days until Buddy Walk 2013!

From the moment we arrived to the stadium, walking down the path lined with the Radnor HS football & cheer teams (who chanted Porter's name and filled this Mama's eyes with happy tears), we knew that it would be an amazing experience.

Despite the rain, we had almost 50 friends and family members who came to walk with us, to celebrate Porter and all his Buddies!

The kids bounced and played on the field before the walk got started. Penny had a blast!

At 10:30, we made our way to the track and got to walking, just as it started to rain.

Armed with strollers, ponchos and umbrellas, we walked. Surrounded by people who love our Porter. We got to be part of something amazing!

As we walked, the announcer read the names of all 100+ teams and gave shout outs as larger teams walked by.

We saw our team name on the billboard :) We felt the love.

Penny walked, hand in hand with Ella. They talked about little kid stuff the entire way :)

Aunt Missy made Penny the most awesome sign that said "I'm proud of my little brother Porter!" So proud!

Porter slept right through his meet-up with his friend Jane...isn't she the sweetest? Her team, The Jane Train, was out in full force :)

 Porter had a superstar on his team- our friend Ashlee!

Ashlee said The Pledge of Allegiance right next to the Phillie Phanatic. And when it was over, she took the mic, thanked everyone for coming and cheered for a stadium full of people. She's fearless! Many thanks to all the Crater's for spending the day with us and for being part of Porter's Peeps!

 When it was all done, we took the party to Flip & Bailey's, our old hangout.   

 Back when we were young and fun (and back when the bar was called The Wild Onion), RC used to meet up with Uncle Chris every Sunday to watch football.  Mommy, Kayte, Sarah, Pete and the rest of the crew all made guest appearances.  This was our first trip with the kiddos, and we can just picture Penny & Luke sitting in these very same chairs 19 years from now!

We had an amazing day! Porter smiled up a storm, as usual. 



 I owe more thanks thank I can possibly give. To our family, friends and co-workers who braved the rain to walk with us, thank you! To everyone who donated, thank you! To everyone who has sent prayers and words of encouragement, thank you! And, to everyone who loves Porter, THANK YOU!

We can't wait for Buddy Walk 2013! We hope you'll join us!